Guhyasamaja (Buddhist Deity) - Akshobhyavajra

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Tibet

1800 - 1899

Gelug Lineage

68.58x49.53cm (27x19.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

Akshobhyavajra, Guhyasamaja (Tibetan: mi kyo dor je, sang wa du pa. English: the Unshakable Vajra Scepter, Secret Assembly): principle deity of the Father (Method) classification of Anuttarayoga Tantra.

Peaceful in appearance, with a stern expression, blue in colour, he has three faces and six hands, embracing the consort. Lineage teachers are seated above and along the sides are retinue deities from the mandala of the principal figure.

Guhyasamaja (Secret Assembly) is a Buddhist meditational deity that arises from the Guhyasamaja root text Sarva Tathagata Kaya Vag Chitta Rahasya Guhyasamaja Nama Maha Kalpa Raja Tantra (4th-5th century C.E.). There are three principal forms of the deity; Akshobhyavajra (Unshakable Vajra), Manjuvajra (Melodious Speech Vajra) and Lokeshvara (Lord of the World). The Manjuvajra form arises from a separate text, Shri Vajra Hridaya Lamkara Tantra-nama, related to the root tantra. The first two forms, Akshobhya and Manjuvajra, come down primarily through the three lineages of Acharya Abhayakaragupta, Nyen Lotsawa and Marpa Lotsawa. The red Lokeshvara form was popularized by Atisha Dipamkara. View a 3-dimensional paper model of the Guhyasamaja mandala. Some glosses on the Guhyasamaja by Giuseppe Tucci from Melanges Chinois et Bouddhiques, Vol.3. 1934-35, P.339-353.

Numbered List & Greyscale:
1. Akshobhyavajra Guhyasamaja (Meditational Deity)
2. Shakyamuni Buddha
3. Vajradhara (Buddha)
4. Amitayus Buddha (Long-life Deity)
5. Heruka Vajrasattva (Buddha)
6. Ushnishavijaya (Long-life Deity)
7. White Tara (Long-life Deity)
8. Gelugpa Teacher - unidentified
9. Vajradharma (Buddha)
10. Vira Vajradharma (Buddha)
11. Atisha: Indian teacher, founder of Kadam Tradition
12. Dromton: student of Atisha
13. Putowa: student of Atisha
14. Tsongkapa: Tibetan teacher, founder of Gelug Tradition.
15. Gyaltsab: student of Tsongkapa
16. Kedrub: student of Tsongkapa.
17. Dipamkara Buddha
18. Maitreya Bodisattva
19. Chakrasamvara (Meditational Deity)
20. Sita Chakrasamvara (Long-life Deity)
21. Vajrayogini (Meditational Deity)
22. Vajrapani-Hayagriva-Garuda (Meditational Deity)
23. Amaravajradevi (Long-life Deity)
24. Vajrabhairava (Meditational Deity)
25. Hayagriva 'Secret Accomplishment' (Meditational Deity)
26. Chaturmukha Mahakala (Protector)
27. Panjarnata Mahakala (Protector)
28. Shadbhuja Mahakala (Protector)
29. Shmashana Adhipati (Chitipati) (Protector)
30. Yama Dharmaraja (Protector)
31. Begtse Chen (Protector)
32. Magzor Gyalmo Shri Devi (Protector)
33. Syama Shadbhuja Mahakala (Protector)
34. Vaishravana Riding a Lion (Worldly Protector)
35. Pehar - King of Mind: At the bottom right riding a white elephant is the 'King of Mind - Gya Jin,' blue in colour, with one face and two hands holding a knife and lasso. (Worldly Protector)
36. Damchen Garwa Nagpo (Worldly Protector)

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